“Sickened by the political games”, Aid NGOs Resolve to get #KidsOffNauru

“Sickened by the political games”, Aid NGOs Resolve to get #KidsOffNauru

30 Oct, 2018

Over 120 Australian aid and development NGOs have united behind a new resolution at their annual conference to up-the-ante in campaigning to get #KidsOffNauru in the face of political stagnation.

Members of the Australian Council for International Development (ACFID) voted to pass a resolution at their AGM to “shine a light on the children on Nauru” in their continuing advocacy “for political leaders to remove the children and their families from Nauru”.

CEO of ACFID, Marc Purcell, said:

“This is a message of resolve and determination for our politicians. We are not going away. This issue will not go away.

“We will not rest until every child and their family on Nauru is resettled in Australia or another suitable country.

“As humanitarian organisations responding to children’s need in conflicts and disasters around the world, it’s a disgrace that Australia is harming young lives at home. It must end.”

The resolution passed at ACFID’s conference in Sydney on Tuesday was proposed by #KidsOffNauru campaign leaders, World Vision, and seconded by Chief Executive of Oxfam Australia, Helen Szoke.

The Campaign for Australian Aid encourages all Australians to come together to celebrate Australia’s contribution to reducing poverty and international development, and to ensure Australia continues to play its part.